Nobody is about to suggest that England, on the back of two successive
victories in Group A, are suddenly the favourites to lift rugby league’s
World Cup.

What is undeniable, however, is that Steve McNamara’s side have shown a happy
knack of hitting extraordinarily prolific scoring heights for one quarter of
each of their matches so far in the tournament - and that is a talent that
can carry a team a very long way.

Against Australia in the opening match it was the first quarter that saw
England put ten unanswered points on the tournament favourites. In the next
game

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The best 13 tries of the Rugby League World Cup so far (plus a couple of close shaves)